In our June/July issue (on news stands now!), cover star Sarah Hyland helped us kick off our #17BraveSummer by opening up about her lifelong struggle with kidney disease and her recent transplant operation. Her moving story—and her amazingly positive attitude—received tons of support! So many of you opened up about your own struggles.

Here's a peek at some of the emails and tweets you've been sending:

Katie, 21, wrote, "I wanted to thank you for the exclusive on Sarah Hyland. It gave me hope. I am a cancer survivor, and my biggest dream is to act in a movie one day (ideally with Johnny Depp, but I'll take what I can get!) I love hearing about people who might have been rejected from acting based on their health situation who have succeeded. It makes me think I can too."

Caleigh, 14, from New Jersey said, "I have a form of hemophilia, which has forced me to miss countless days of school. I have spent hours in the hospital or doubled over in pain. Seeing Sarah overcome her disease and become so successful and powerful is amazing, and she inspires me to never give up."